TX HB3029

Expands existing medication administration policies to include open-enrollment charter schools and private schools in addition to public school districts, granting civil liability immunity to these institutions, their governing bodies, and employees when administering medication to students

Allows school employees, including nurses, to administer nonprescription medications to students without requiring authorization or written protocol from a health care provider, provided written parental consent is obtained

Requires nonprescription medications to be unexpired, in the original properly labeled container, and administered according to label instructions to qualify for the streamlined administration process

Amends the Occupations Code definition of "professional nursing" to explicitly include administration of nonprescription medication to public and private school students under the new Education Code provisions

Takes effect immediately upon receiving two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers, otherwise September 1, 2025, with provisions applying beginning with the 2025-2026 school year